Red Panda Escapes Zoo, Takes Eight-Month Vacation Before Returning

Three red pandas took full advantage of a weather-induced opportunity last winter and escaped from their home in the Hangzhou Zoo.

A branch in the pandas' cage broke under the weight of the snow, giving the trio a chance to experience a bit of the great outdoors.

Two of the adventurous pandas were located and returned to their cage shortly after escaping. But the third managed to extend the vacation from the zoo for eight months. A whopping 242 days after making an escape, the panda was spotted in a tree near the zoo this week.